The CEO's Seductive Doll-Chapter 132: F*gh*g
Eternity sat in her dining chair in complete silence, trying to process what she had just heard. As J’s words sank in, the implications became clear.
"So... Jakob is the ex of your ex?" she asked slowly.
J gave her a disappointed look.
"What’s up with your reaction?" he pouted. "I expected you to be angry with me! Instead, you gave me this anti-climactic reaction."
"No, it’s just..." Eternity paused, unsure of how to phrase her thoughts without further aggravating J.
"’It’s just’ what?" he demanded.
Seeing that he was already angry regardless of her reply, she decided to speak her mind.
"I still don’t see how Jakob did anything to you to warrant your anger," she said honestly. "In fact, shouldn’t you be angry at Esteban for calling Jakob’s name instead of yours?"
Eternity realized, belatedly, that she had spoken too bluntly. J’s face became twisted with offense.
"Why are you taking his side, D?" J shouted, causing the once noisy and lively cafeteria to fall into an eerie silence.
It was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.
"J, keep your voice down," Eternity said nervously, glancing around at the curious gazes fixed on them.
But J refused to listen. His voice grew louder, booming and echoing across the cafeteria. She couldn’t tell if it was her words that triggered his outburst or if he was intentionally trying to get everyone’s attention just so he could embarrass her.
"You should be on my side!" he continued. "What kind of friend are you?!"
"I’m just trying to be rational..." she reasoned, her voice trembling.
"Are you saying I’m being irrational?!"
"That’s not what I meant, J," Eternity groaned. "I’m just saying—"
"Keep your opinion to yourself!" J shouted, abruptly standing up and pushing the chair behind him.
He turned to leave, but Eternity grabbed his wrist. "Where are you going?"
J scoffed and forcibly removed her hand.
"I’m leaving, obviously. I’ve completely lost my appetite."
He gave her one cold, disdainful look before he stormed off.
"I hope you’re happy with your new gay friend, you faghag."
Just in time, or perhaps at the worst of times, Jakob returned with his lunch tray. J’s gaze snapped in his direction, and he started walking. As he passed Jakob, he intentionally bumped into his shoulder, colliding so intensely that Jakob’s soup spilled all over his tray.
"Hey—" Jakob frowned, about to say something, but J was already storming off.
In a matter of seconds, he had exited the cafeteria.
Once he was gone from sight, the cafeteria erupted in murmurs. Eyes were feasting on them as if they were exotic animals in a zoo, some were even pointing at them.
Although feeling extremely humiliated to the point where she didn’t want to move, Eternity decided to toughen herself up and stood up, rushing to Jakob’s side.
"Are you okay?" she asked in pure concern.
Jakob looked down at the mess on his tray, then back at her, a mix of confusion and frustration on his face.
"What was that all about?"
Eternity sighed, glancing at the cafeteria’s entrance, where J had just disappeared. "I’m so sorry, Jakob. He’s just... he’s just upset."
Jakob raised an eyebrow. "Upset? With me?"
"It’s a long story," she said dismissively. "For now, bring your tray with you and let’s eat somewhere else. I don’t think I can stomach the thought of eating here, knowing I’m the talk of the town."
***
"I’ve never been on the rooftop before," Eternity said as a strong gust of wind blew, sending strands of bright red hair out of her chignon bun.
"I wouldn’t be surprised." Jakob chuckled as he sat down on the floor, setting the tray of food aside. "You’ve been here for only... what? Less than two months."
Eternity nodded. "Officially two months starting Monday next week."
"See?" he said, smiling teasingly. "You’ve only been here for two months. This is just the tip of the iceberg. You still have a lot more places to explore in RBAB headquarters."
She smiled, sitting beside him on the cement floor of the rooftop.
"You sound like you’re a frequent visitor here."
"Yup!" Jakob nodded as he took an apple out of the tray. Just as he was about to take a bite, he looked at Eternity and asked, "You don’t mind if I start chowing down, do you?"
"No, I don’t mind. Please continue with your meal," Eternity replied.
"As I was saying," he took a bite out of the apple and continued, "I eat here every day."
"With who?" she probed.
"Just myself," he said, swallowing the chunk of apple.
She gasped, aghast. "You only eat by yourself?"
Jakob laughed heartily as if he had just seen the funniest reaction ever.
"You don’t need to be all shocked about it!"
Eternity looked down, her face bright red. She realized belatedly that her words sounded discriminatory to introverts.
"I didn’t mean..." She tried to reason out but only trailed off.
"No worries," he assured with a wide grin. "It does get kind of lonely sometimes, I admit."
There was a moment of silence between them as Jakob continued eating his meal. Meanwhile, Eternity stared at the sight before her. They were so high up, she could see an overview of the city of Berlin. The sprawling urban landscape was dotted with patches of green parks and winding river paths, creating a picturesque view against the backdrop of the setting sun.
"But it’s beautiful, isn’t it?" Jakob said as he finished his meal. "It’s beautiful and calming to be here."
Eternity nodded in silent agreement.
Setting his tray aside, he looked at Eternity with an uncharacteristic seriousness in his eyes. "So, can you at least tell me what was going on earlier?"
Eternity swallowed the imaginary lump in her throat and was about to give him a backgrounder of what happened earlier. But she remembered J calling her something that felt like an insult.
"Jakob," Eternity began. "I don’t know if you’re the right person to ask this, but do you know what ’faghag’ means?"
The expression on his face darkened. "Did he call you that?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Eternity nodded.
Jakob’s scowl deepened. "A faghag is a gay slur that means a straight woman who spends her time with gay men."
